As a young jock in 1973, I thought I had really made the big time when I joined 2KA, Katoomba – a station taking the 2SM network newsfeed – and Jim Angel introduced me with standardised line, “Ahead of more music with Peter Saxon, here’s the weather for the blue mountains…”. Angel was all class, a radio man through and through, and for him to say my name in the same manner reserved for the stars of 2SM, 3XY, 4IP, 5KA and 6IX, filled me with pride and a keen ambition to emulate the professionalism he displayed every time he turned on the microphone.

Although Angel officially retired to the NSW Central Highlands in 2000, he kept plying his trade till the last conducting three breakfast shows and one drive show per week on community station 107.1 Highland FM.

Jim Angel touched countless Radio lives over 44 years in the business. Many have great stories to recount. If you’re one of them, we invite you to pay tribute here to this great man who has left a marvellous legacy of dedication combined with sheer talent.

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